Legal Risk Management, Governance and Compliance

This new volume charts the biggest successes - and failures - of legal risk management, governance and compliance at global brands over the past two decades; the cases that have led to our understanding, and myriad national and international regulations, today.
Succeeding bestseller Legal Risk Management, Governance and Compliance: A Guide to Best Practice, this case-study companion provides the next level of critical analysis and legal commentary. Leading experts analyse real-life cases and make recommendations based on lessons learned, offering solutions that will be of use to all those directly involved in, or concerned with, the management of legal risk in the commercial, government or non-profit sector. Key cases under the microscope include the FIFA scandal, coverage of MetLife's fight against being designated 'too big to fail' by the US and lessons learned from the General Motors case. Checklists and diagrams are included to consolidate core issues and provide a readily accessible view of corporate group structures and associated timelines.

Legal Risk Management, Governance and Compliance: Interdisciplinary Case Studies from Leading Experts will support practitioners and executives in their professional development while directly demonstrating, case by case, the difference that an effective risk management strategy makes towards organisational goals.

Preface 5
Stuart Weinstein
Coventry University
Charles Wild
University of Hertfordshire

Brexit and legal risk: a case study in the making? 7
Stuart Weinstein
Coventry University
Matthew Whalley
EY Legal
Charles Wild
University of Hertfordshire

The Martin Act and the sweeping power of the New York Attorney General 21
Adam N Love
Cabot J Marks
MarksDipalermo PLLC

Gaining and shedding Dodd- Frank's 'systemically important financial institution' (SIFI) label 33
Hester Peirce
Mercatus Center, George Mason University

How do you react when the unthinkable happens? 63
Dominic Bacon
Squaring the Circle

Compliance incentives within the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 77
Sonja Grueninger
Internal Investigator

Legal risk management and responsible business: the Satyam India case study 91
Linda S Spedding
International Lawyer and Adviser

Corporate governance and a director's duty to promote success in the UK, Delaware and Germany 111
Christian W Wiethuechter
Hauni Richmond, Inc

A 'risky business' - aviation safety 135
Sarah Jane Fox
DePaul University; Fulbright-Lloyd's of London

The General Motors Cobalt ignition failure case study - lessons learned 155
Stuart Weinstein
Coventry University
Charles Wild
University of Hertfordshire

US sanctions and the OFAC case study: the need for a mistake of law defence to strict liability 167
Stuart Weinstein
Coventry University
Charles Wild
University of Hertfordshire

Global warming: mitigating risks in offshore wind farm construction 181
Jar Joyce
Vattenfall Wind Power Limited

About the authors 193